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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Is Dying
As 2013 began the prospect of enacting comprehensive immigration reform looked bright. The nation needed it, the Democrats wanted it, and it was politically advantageous for the Republicans to cooperate. A bi-partisan group of eight diverse Senators started working on … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2014 election, comprehensive immigration reform, Democrats, Electoral College, electoral votes, Florida, gay rights, hispanics, House, House of Representatives, immigration, immigration reform, John Boehner, Marco Rubio, Obama, politics, Republicans, Senate, Tea Party, Texas, voter turnout
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Santa John
Ever notice that most children are much better behaved in the days preceding Christmas? Think back to your youth and I bet you can say the same of yourself. That is because you believed that Santa Claus was coming and … Continue reading
Who Is The Predator?
Today the subject matter of this column will be new. It is also disturbing; in fact it will cross from my usual PG rating into R territory. I have never discussed this topic here before because my feelings are so … Continue reading
An Expansion Of The Disinformation Machine
In the last few days both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have reported that the Koch brothers are seriously interested in buying the eight newspapers owned by the Tribune Company. When two such diverse newspapers report … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Sun, Boston Marathon, California, Charles Koch, Chicago Tribune, Connecticut, Constitution, consumer protection, Daily Press, Danile Patrick Moynihan, David Koch, Electoral College, First Amendment, Florida, Forbes 400, Fox News, freedom of the press, freedonm of speech, gerrymandering, government regulation, Hartford Current, Illinois, journalism, Koch brothers, Los Angeles Times, Maryland, Morning Call, New York Post, New York Times, newspapers, Orlando Sentinel, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, right wing, Rupert Murdoch, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, taxes, Tea Party, Tribune Comapny, United States Constitution, Virginia, Wall Street Journal, Westboro Baptist Church
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Shotgun Suppression
If the police come upon gang activity the standard method of operation for the gang members is to scatter in different directions. That makes it difficult for the police to apprehend them since their attention is divided. The Republicans in … Continue reading
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Tagged Clear Channel, Democrats, early voting, Florida, Georgia, Glenn Beck, jobs, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina State Senate, politics, poll tax, Premiere Radio Networks, Republicans, right wing, Rush Limbaugh, same day registration, Sean hannity, unemployment, voter fraud, voter ID, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, West Side Story
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Representative Democracy Texas Style
On April 1st – the irony of April Fools’ Day hasn’t escaped me – Texas’ Republican Governor Rick Perry reiterated that Texas would not expand Medicaid under Obamacare. This was during a public appearance he made with Texas’ Republican United … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, background check, Congress, filibuster, Florida, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, health care, House, House of Representatives, James Inhofe, John Cornyn, Kaufman County Texas, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Medicaid, Mike Lee, Mike McLelland, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, Obamacare, Oklahoma, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Perry, Senate, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Utah, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre
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The Rat Pack Conference
We are in the midst of March Madness and the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball championship tournament has taken over a good part of Americans’ attention. We spend considerable parts of weekends glued to television sets passionately involved in the fortunes of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2014 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Chris Matthews, CPAC 2013, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, John Kasich, Kansas, Maine, March Madness, Michigan, N.B.A., N.C.A.A., NBA, NCAA, Ohio, Paul LePage, Pennsylvania, politics, radical right, Rat Pack, recall, Republicans, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, right wing, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, Tom Corbett, Wisconsin
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